Steve Abrahamson

Is it because I stand up to local government when they try to take a person's property under false pretenses? Is it because I question why the city will be taking more than the 66 feet of right-of-way along a local street for use of federal grant money? Did I step on the wrong toes when asking why a small, unusable strip of city-owned property wasn't sold to business owner to get it back onto the tax roll? Or is it because I question why so many restrictions are placed on a business that wants to expand?

These few situations can have a big impact when trying to open the city up to new exciting businesses. When a business is looking for a new area, they don't hang a map on the wall, put on a blindfold and throw a dart. They do research into the area. Some of the questions they want to have answered range from whether the area is receptive to new business to the quality of the labor pool.

The answers to these two questions are simple. Yes, we have Grade A-quality workers who want to be able to better themselves locally with better jobs. No, we are not as welcoming to new businesses as we should be because of actions taken by our city officials.

The spring election is in a few days. Residents of Wisconsin Rapids City Council District 4 need to ask themselves if they want the same-old, same-old aggressively seeking ways to limit business growth in Rapids - or if they want to vote for me, Steve Abrahamson, who will aggressively seek ways to open the doors to our city.

The choice is yours. Make sure you exercise your right to vote on April 1.

Steve Abrahamson,

Wisconsin Rapids

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Steve Abrahamson: I am fighting to make Wisconsin Rapids business-friendly

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